‘The truth is what you’ve said; Our innocent people were chess pieces to your soldiers’ The Taliban have accused Prince Harry of committing war crimes after the royal revealed he’d killed 25 people whilst serving in Afghanistan. In his upcoming memoir, Spare, the Duke of Sussex reveals that he did not think of the insurgents […]

3 years ago

Harry said he did not think of them ‘as people.’ Prince Harry has reportedly revealed that he killed 25 Taliban fighters during his second tour in Afghanistan. The Duke of Sussex, who was in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter pilot, said that he did not think of them ‘as people’ but instead ‘chess pieces’ he had […]

3 years ago

The death toll continues to rise, as does the number of injuries. At least 250 people are thought to have been killed and more than 150 injured following an earthquake in Afghanistan. The quake measured 6.1 on the Richter scale, striking the province of Paktika initially but tremors were felt across more than 500 km […]

4 years ago

It is understood that the boy died before he could be transported to hospital for urgent medical treatment. A six-year-old boy has passed away after he was recovered from a well in the southern Zabul province of Afghanistan. As the BBC reports, the boy, whose name was Haider, had been trapped in the well for […]

4 years ago

“The Minister for foreign affairs will be bringing forward a memo in respect to this next week.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the Government is doing “everything possible” to ensure the safe return of Irish citizens who are stuck in Kabul. Speaking in the Dáil on Wednesday, Martin said: “Rest assured we will do everything […]

4 years ago

“I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on 15 August after Taliban unexpectedly entered the city.” The former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has apologised for fleeing Kabul, saying he believed “it was the only way” to “keep the guns silent” and “save Kabul”. He said that he fled the presidential […]

4 years ago